Overview
This page describes the general arrangement of the battalions and companies of the Lancaster County militia. The arrangement shows the organizational units created for training and draft purposes and not active-duty military units.
For more information on how the Pennsylvania militia system worked, see our Revolutionary War Militia Overview page and "The Pennsylvania Militia in 1777" by Hannah Benner Roach in The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine 23 (No. 3, 1964): 161-230.
1st Battalion, 1777
Commanding officer
- Col. Phillip Greenawalt
2nd Battalion, 1780
Commanding officer
- Lt. Col. Thomas Edwards
Organizational units
| Township (if known) | Company (1777) | Company (1780) |
|---|---|---|
| Bethel Township | 1st Company:
| 3rd Company:
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| Lebanon Township | 2nd Company:
| 1st Company:
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| Lebanon Township | 3rd Company:
| 6th Company:
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| Heidelberg Township | 4th Company:
| 5th Company:
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| Lebanon Township | 5th Company:
| 2nd Company:
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| Heidelberg Township | 6th Company:
| 7th Company:
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| Bethel Township | 7th Company:
| 8th Company:
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| Heidelberg Township | 8th Company:
| 5th Company:
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| Lebanon Township | 9th Company:
| 4th Company:
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2nd Battalion, 1777
Commanding officer
- Col. James Watson
6th Battalion, 1780
Commanding officer
- Lt. Col. James Taylor
Organizational units
| Township (if known) | Company (1777) | Company (1780) |
|---|---|---|
| Little Britain Township | 1st Company:
| 3rd Company:
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| Colerain Township | 2nd Company:
| 4th Company:
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| Sadsbury Township | 3rd Company:
| 6th Company:
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| Martick Township | 4th Company:
| 7th Company:
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| Drumore Township | 5th Company:
| 5th Company:
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| Little Britain Township | 6th Company:
| 2nd Company:
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| Eastern Drumore Township | 7th Company:
| 1st Company:
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| Bart Township | 8th Company:
| 8th Company:
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3rd Battalion, 1777
Commanding officer
- Col. Alexander Lowrey
7th Battalion, 1780
Commanding officer
- Lt. Col. Alexander Lowrey
4th Battalion, 1783
Commanding officer
- Lt. Col. Jacob Cook
Organizational units
| Township (if known) | Company (1777) | Company (1780) |
|---|---|---|
| Derry Township | 1st Company:
| 7th Company:
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| Mount Joy Township | 2nd Company:
| 3rd Company:
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| Donegal Township | 3rd Company:
| 6th Company:
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| Londonderry Township | 4th Company:
| 4th Company:
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| Donegal Township | 5th Company:
| Merged with other Donegal companies. |
| Donegal Township | 6th Company:
| 1st Company:
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| Mount Joy Township | 7th Company:
| 2nd Company:
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| Rapho Township | 8th Company:
| 8th Company:
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| Rapho Township | 9th Company:
| 5th Company:
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4th Battalion, 1777
Commanding officer
- Col. Robert Elder
10th Battalion, 1780
Commanding officer
- Lt. Col. Robert Elder
Organizational units
| Township (if known) | Company (1777) | Company (1780) |
|---|---|---|
| Upper Paxtang Township | 1st Company:
| 1st Company:
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| Paxton Township | 2nd Company:
| 6th Company:
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| Paxton Township | 3rd Company:
| 4th Company:
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| Paxton Township | 4th Company:
| 8th Company:
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| Upper Paxtang Township | 5th Company:
| 3rd Company:
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| Upper Paxtang Township | 6th Company:
| 7th Company:
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| Paxton Township | 7th Company:
| 5th Company:
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| Paxton Township | 8th Company:
| 2nd Company:
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5th Battalion, 1777
Commanding officer
- Col. Jacob Clatz
8th Battalion, 1780
Commanding officer
- Lt. Col. James Ross
Organizational units
| Township (if known) | Company (1777*) | Company (1780) |
|---|---|---|
| Lancaster Borough and Township | 1st Company:
| 2nd Company:
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| Lancaster Borough and Township | 2nd Company:
| 1st Company:
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| Lancaster Borough | 3rd Company:
| 3rd Company:
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| Lancaster Borough | 4th Company:
| 4th Company:
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| Lancaster Borough | 5th Company:
| 5th Company:
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| Lancaster Borough | 6th Company:
| 6th Company:
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| Manheim Township | 7th Company:
| 7th Company:
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| Manheim Township | 8th Company:
| 8th Company:
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* Notes:
- There are no rolls for this battalion under the 1777 arrangement, and no clues to the origin of the companies other than the captain's names.
- The names of Michael App, John Graff, and Christ. Petrie appear as privates on the 1780 of the rolls indicated as theirs.
- The other Lancaster companies have been matched arbitrarily.
6th Battalion, 1777
Commanding officer
- Col. John Rogers
9th Battalion, 1780
Commanding officer
- Lt. Col. John Rogers
1st Battalion, 1783
Commanding officer
- Lt. Col. John Rogers
Organizational units
| Township (if known) | Company (1777) | Company (1780) |
|---|---|---|
| Hanover Township | 1st Company:
| 1st Company:
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| Hanover Township | 2nd Company:
| 3rd Company:
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| Hanover Township | 3rd Company:
| 2nd Company:
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| Hanover Township | 4th Company:
| 5th Company:
2nd Company (1783):
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| Londonderry Township | 5th Company:
| 2nd Company:
8th Company (1783):
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| Hanover Township | 6th Company:
| 6th Company:
1st Company (1783):
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| Derry Township | 7th Company:
| 8th Company:
6th Company (1783):
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| Hanover Township | 8th Company:
| 4th Company:
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7th Battalion, 1777
Commanding officer
- Col. John Boyd
1st Battalion, 1780
Commanding officers
- Lt. Col. John Boyd
- Lt. Col. James Messer (1781)
Organizational units
| Township (if known) | Company (1777) | Company (1780) |
|---|---|---|
| Western Strasburg Township | 1st Company:
| 5th Company:
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| Salisbury Township | 2nd Company:
| 2nd Company:
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| Northwestern Leacock Township | 3rd Company:
| 7th Company:
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| Lampeter Township | 4th Company:
| 1st Company:
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| Eastern Strasburg Township | 5th Company:
| 3rd Company:
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| Salisbury Township | 6th Company:
| 8th Company:
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| Lower Leacock Township | 7th Company:
| 4th Company:
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| Eastern Lampeter Township | 8th Company:
| 6th Company:
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8th Battalion, 1777
Commanding officer
- Col. Michael Haverstick
4th Battalion, 1780
Commanding officers
- Lt. Col. Ludwig Meyer
- Lt. Col. Frederick Ziegler
9th Battalion, 1783
Commanding officer
- Lt. Col. Frederick Ziegler
Organizational units
| Township (if known) | Company (1777) | Company (1780) |
|---|---|---|
| Conestoga Township | 1st Company:
| 3rd Company:
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| Hempfield Township | 2nd Company:
| 5th Company:
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| Hempfield Township | 3rd Company:
| 8th Company:
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| Manor Township | 4th Company:
| 4th Company:
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| Lower Manor Township | 5th Company:
| 2nd Company:
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| Hempfield Township | 6th Company:
| 7th Company:
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| Manor Township | 7th Company:
| 6th Company:
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| Conestoga Township | 8th Company:
| 1st Company:
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9th Battalion, 1777
Commanding officer
- Col. John Huber
3rd Battalion, 1780
Commanding officer
- Lt. Col. Jacob Bower
6th Battalion, 1783
Commanding officer
- Lt. Col. John Huber
Organizational units
| Township (if known) | Company (1777) | Company (1780) |
|---|---|---|
| Warwick Township | 1st Company:
| 3rd Company:
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| Cocalico Township | 2nd Company:
| 6th Company:
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| Warwick Township (Lititz) | 3rd Company:
| 8th Company:
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| Cocalico Township (East Adamstown) | 4th Company:
| 5th Company:
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| Cocalico Township | 5th Company:
| 4th Company:
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| Warwick Township | 6th Company:
| 7th Company:
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| Cocalico Township | 7th Company:
| 2nd Company:
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| Elizabeth Township | 8th Company:
| 1st Company:
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10th Battalion, 1777
Commanding officer
- Col. David Jenkins
5th Battalion, 1780
Commanding officer
- Lt. Col. Jacob Carpenter
8th Battalion, 1783
Commanding officer
- Lt. Col. Joseph Jenkins
Organizational units
| Township (if known) | Company (1777) | Company (1780) |
|---|---|---|
| Brecknock Township | 1st Company:
| 5th Company:
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| Brecknock and Carnarvon Townships | 2nd Company:
| 2nd Company:
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| Earl Township | 3rd Company:
| 6th Company:
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| Earl Township | 4th Company:
| 8th Company:
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| Carnarvon Township | 5th Company:
| 4th Company:
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| Earl Township | 6th Company:
| 3rd Company:
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| Earl Township | 7th Company:
| 7th Company:
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| Earl Township | 8th Company:
| 1st Company:
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